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Democrats have raised more in Biden’s first 100 days than in either Obama’s or Trump’s Democrats have raised more in Biden’s first 100 days than in either Obama’s or Trump’s In a record-breaking fundraising endeavour, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) raised $15.4m in president Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office. Comparatively, the committee was able to raise only $427,000 …

Democrats seek narrow path to rein in cost of medicines Donald Trump Chuck Schumer Polls Pharma Iowa Democrats seek narrow path to rein in cost of medicines Donald Trump Chuck Schumer Polls Pharma Iowa President Joe Biden’s call for authorizing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices has energized Democrats on a politically popular idea they’ve been pushing for nearly …

Trump bizarrely says Democrats were ‘choking’ on their masks at Biden’s Joint Session address Trump bizarrely says Democrats were ‘choking’ on their masks at Biden’s Joint Session address Donald Trump bizarrely claimed that Democrats were “choking” on their masks during Joe Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress. The former president was interviewed on Fox Business on Thursday …

Blue states chart diverging paths on death penalty debate Georgia Steve Sisolak Kansas Democrats Legislature Blue states chart diverging paths on death penalty debate Georgia Steve Sisolak Kansas Democrats Legislature An effort to repeal the death penalty in Nevada is exposing polarization in the Legislature while proving party affiliation can be an unreliable predictor when it comes to capital punishment. …

‘Give back her socialist cash’: Democrats pushed to return campaign donations from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘Give back her socialist cash’: Democrats pushed to return campaign donations from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez The campaign arm of the Republicans in the House of Representatives is putting pressure on their Democratic colleagues to return donations from New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The National Republican Congressional Committee …

Democrats Push Biden to Take Harder Line on Saudi Arabia Democrats Push Biden to Take Harder Line on Saudi Arabia In addition to advancing the travel ban by Mr. Kim and Mr. Malinowski, the Foreign Affairs Committee voted unanimously to require American intelligence officials to release a report on the role that commercial entities controlled by the crown prince — …

Biden and Democrats Detail Plans to Raise Taxes on Multinational Firms Biden and Democrats Detail Plans to Raise Taxes on Multinational Firms “The result will likely be a deeper and longer-lasting crisis, with mounting problems of indebtedness, more entrenched poverty, and growing inequality,” Ms. Yellen said, estimating that as many as 150 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty …

Senate Democrats pledge to reform marijuana laws and ‘repair the damage done by the war on drugs’ Senate Democrats pledge to reform marijuana laws and ‘repair the damage done by the war on drugs’ After his state legalised recreational marijuana, expunged criminal convictions and opened a pathway to a billion-dollar cannabis industry in an effort to reverse the damage from …

Susan Shogren Smith: GOP Attorney fined $10,000 for ‘bamboozling’ voters into suing Democrats over 2020 election Susan Shogren Smith: GOP Attorney fined $10,000 for ‘bamboozling’ voters into suing Democrats over 2020 election A Minnesota attorney who “bamboozled” voters into signing legal challenges to the November election against five congressional Democrats has been fined thousands of dollars. Attorney Susan Shogren Smith, …

Democrats Look to Smooth the Way for Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Democrats Look to Smooth the Way for Biden’s Infrastructure Plan WASHINGTON — Senior Democrats on Monday proposed a tax increase that could partly finance President Biden’s plans to pour trillions of dollars into infrastructure and other new government programs, as party leaders weighed an aggressive strategy to force his spending …